This copy of the soldier's diary was made by his grand daugther Henrietta Pummill. The grand daughter copied his original diary by hand. Pvt. Etter was wounded in the shoulder blades at Perryville, Ky. In Oct. 1862.

Sgt. Charles Ward, Co. E. 60th Ind. Inf. Regt., USA, took part in the siege of Vicksburg and brought back this newspaper, dated two days before the town's surrender. By that time, the residents were subsisting on mule meat and using wallpaper to...

This roster of Co. I, 46th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, lists officers at the beginning, followed by soldiers listed alphabetically by last name. The reverse side details an undated reorganization of the unit.

Straight blade infantry officer's sword used for ceremonial purposes. Acid-etching on both sides of blade, produced at the US Armory at Springfield (Mass.). Brass basket hilt with wire-wrapped handle. Found in the collections of the Hiram Masonic...

Military issue .69 caliber flintlock pistol made by Simeon North of Middleton, Conn. The Model 1817 was issued to US Dragoons. This example has inspector proof marks on the barrel and stock. Only 1000 Model 1817s were manufactured.

Scrimshaw, or decorated whale's tooth, enscribed with a scene from Harper's Weekly depicting the sinking of the CSS Alabama by the USS Kearsage. The battle took place on June 19, 1864 in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cherbourg, France.

December 28, 1864 issue of Horace Greeley's New York Tribune newspaper relating the aftermath of the Confederate retreat across the Tennessee River and his pursuit by Union forces. Also, a notice on the poor treatment of Federal prisoners who yet...